# Buckingham — The Great Roxhythe character guide

> Buckingham in The Great Roxhythe by Georgette Heyer.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-the-king-his-councillors

## Who they are

A flamboyant duke and courtier, often at odds with the King.

## In the story

### [I: The King and His Favourite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_roxhythe_se/chapters/i-the-king-and-his-favourite)

Another confidant of the King in the scheme, but Roxhythe warns the King against trusting him too much.

### [II: The King His Councillors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_roxhythe_se/chapters/ii-the-king-his-councillors)

Present at the meeting, lounges and eats comfits, mocks Roxhythe's willingness to serve without payment.

### [I: January, 1669](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_roxhythe_se/chapters/i-january-1669)

Sneers at Roxhythe's attentions to the Queen, suggesting he seeks to curry favor.

### [IX: Disillusionment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_roxhythe_se/chapters/ix-disillusionment)

Buckingham is an enemy of Roxhythe, writing doggerels against him and being imprisoned in the Tower after opposing prorogation.

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